Richard Sulston

Jun 24, 2024 | joe.bioscientifica.com | Andrea Lovdel |Karla J Suchacki |Fiona Roberts |Richard Sulston

Keywords: bone marrow adipose tissue; bone; caloric restriction; 11β-HSD1; glucocorticoids; progesterone; sex differencesIntroductionBone marrow adipocytes comprise up to 70% of total bone marrow (BM) volume and over 10% of total adipose mass in healthy adult humans, collectively forming an integrated tissue referred to as bone marrow adipose tissue (BMAT) (Bravenboer et al. 2020, Cawthorn 2020).